Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 6:9"

Ecclesiastes 6:9

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9 Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption of spirit.
9 Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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